Who's nursing an older DC? - Page 3

[Jackies Ladybug]

i am nursing my 9 month old dd still almost full time, no issues yet, wondering if everyone has supply issues while pregnant? i really dont want her to lose out on the nutrition from it.

[jessmama]

I'm nursing my 30 month old and having no supply issues or discomfort or anything. I guess my body is finally getting used to my nursing during pregnancy since this is the 5th time I've done so.

Jess

[thelocknestmother]

I am still nursing my DD, 25 months old. No problems with supply or nipple soreness, yet...or ever I hope...

[smeisnotapirate]

DS is nursing at almost 15mo. I really hope my supply keeps up for him!

[krismarie]

Originally Posted by almostmommy

I am nursing my 17 month old DS and he has majorly increased his nursing lately! What's up with that?

same here (ds is 28 months)--it's like he senses there's gonna be competition

[christina10106]

I'm still nursing my 13 month old, we've had no problems so far. I'm really hoping we don't have any problems at all, I want him to nurse til he is at least 2. I guess if he decides to wean himself though, I'll just go with the flow. It's not that I *want* to tandem nurse, I just feel that he still gets quite a bit of nutrition from breastfeeding, and I'd hate to loose an invaluable calming tool when I may need it most!

[Elecampane]

Still nursing my DD who will be three on the 31st. I have to say, I wouldn't mind terribly if she self-weaned during this pregnancy...but it's up to her. I have a feeling she won't! She is pretty attached to her nanas. So I am expecting to be tandeming when the new baby comes.

[ivymae]

Today was the first day in 21 months that I have not nursed Alice. I knew it was coming, since my supply had dropped, but she has always been SUCH a ninny baby... i didn't expect it to be so sudden. She was nursing yesterday, but then at bedtime wanted nothing of it, didn't ask for it all night, and then wouldn't nurse this morning. She asked for it a few times during the day, and I am happy to try, but as soon as it is out, she either just hugs it, or says "No! No!" and climbs off my lap. Tonight she didn't want to nurse in bed either, which she has ALWAYS done. I'm guessing it must taste different?

Weirdly, this is when her sister weaned, down to the week.

I'm also really glad I took nursing pictures last week. I didn't think they would be the last ones though.

Alice nursing at 5 minutes old, Alice nursing at 21 months.

[LenaC]

I'm sad to report there will be no more nursing for us. My milk just disappeared. DS asks to comfort nurse at nap times and I let him for a few minutes, but there hasn't been any milk in there for a couple of weeks.

[smeisnotapirate]

to all of you mamas ending nursing relationships. DS is the type to keep nursing, regardless of whether there's milk or not. It was weird, though. Friday I realized that he nursed in the morning and then didn't nurse until Saturday morning. : Weird.

[artemis33]

yes - DD is almost 4 and still nurses to sleep at night and at nap time - and also when she wakes.

It is definitely not very comfortable when she latches on especially but I am trying really hard to bite my lip and bear it.

She doesn't yet know I am pregnant so I've just reminded her to be very gentle because my nursies are a little sore.

[KimWithNine]

I am still nursing my 20 month old and he's showing no signs of weaning. We are mostly night nursing for comfort/sleep; although he would nurse all day if I let him. My boobs are very sore and I've got that "get off me" feeling too, which I hate We're just going to take it as it comes around here. The last time I was pg and nursing, my little nurser knew I was pg before I did and acted like I tasted awful (the faces he made were quite something)...so, he weaned himself and I found out a few days later that I was pg.

I'm so happy to see that there are so many of us still nursing. Everyone around me IRL thinks I'm nuts

[boheime]

Ds2 (almost 26 months) is still nursing away. I do ask him that if he stops nursing that we wait a couple of minutes before nursing again. The on and off again stuff is bothering me. Dd turns 5 next month. She pretty much weaned on her own around 4 and then nursed once at 4 1/2. However, this week she asked to nurse. She wasn't asking to nurse right then...just a hey, why don't we nurse tomorrow type of thing....

[MyZymurgy]

Love those pics, Ivymae! I wish I had DH take more breastfeeding pictures as DS has grown. BFing is really some of my happiest memories of my first year on earth with DS. :

DS is 13 months and still nursing pretty well. But unfortunately, I can already tell three things are happening...
-I am making a bit less milk

-My milk must taste a bit different, because DS often pops off and looks up at me with such a funny face - like he's saying "WTF?" lol

-Sometimes bfing feels SO ANNOYING. I'm sad to report this because I've never felt this way before. It doesn't hurt, it just feel annoying. And I'm annoyed that it feels annoying. So it's just a big annoying snowball of annoying emotions.


We'll keep going as long as DS is into it. I was hoping to make it to at least 2 years, but I realize now that it may not happen. I'm just grateful for the breastfeeding time I did have... and I'll try to go with the flow as best as possible.

[Pepper44]

My just turned 3 year old DD is still nursing. She's cut down to nursing mostly at night in bed and first thing in the morning. She will also nurse a few times during the day, but sometimes I have to tell her no because I feel too sick and she tells me she's sad and she misses her milk.

Even though she's 3, nursing is extremely important to her. I can't imagine her NOT nursing, though I know it's going to happen one day.

[aylaanne]

My nipples hurt like CRAZY. Like the beginning, when his suck was so strong but his mouth was too small. And he wants to nurse for half an hour every morning. On each side. It's driving me up the wall.

I don't think I can wean, because he throws huge temper tantrums and cries like I'm killing a part of him, and I feel like a bad mother for keeping something so simple and basic from him. He's obviously not ready. But I hurt so much!

I did have one day last week where he nursed one morning, then didn't nurse again until 24 hours later. That was beautiful. But he didn't wean when I was gone for four days in june, so I don't know that he's going to wean any time in the next seven months.

I am trying to make rules about it, but it's so hard.

[Realrellim]

My update: my 4-1/2 (almost 4-3/4 DD) weaned 2 weeks ago, and it was easy! : It turned out she was willing to trade nursing for a bike. Life is good.

I'm especially appreciative because she wanted to nurse more than I could handle (everything makes me throw up or want to) and I didn't want her to feel negatively toward the baby because I kept explaining that I needed those calories to go to the baby (I've been losing weight and looking a wee bit too skeletal for my tastes). This way we were able to end it on terms she negotiated and everyone's happy.